Sonam Wangchuk visits Rajghat after discharge from Medanta hospital

Shortly after, Wangchuk visited Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk, with his wife Gitanjali J Angmo, pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
2 min read  |  Published: 27 Jul 2026 Updated: 27 Jul 2026, 06:21 pm

Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk visited Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi after being discharged from Medanta hospital in Gurugram.

Wangchuk will now be leaving for Ladakh.

He earlier paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on June 28 before launching his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here to support students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.

Wangchuk, who recovered in the hospital in Gurugram after he broke his 26-day fast late Friday night, after the government assured him of meeting his demands regarding student protests over examination irregularities.

Wangchuk announced the discharge in a post on X.

AND FINALLY....I'm being discharged from the hospital. Will be going to Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and then back to the mountains.Thank you all and BIG THANK YOU to the wonderful team of doctors and staff at Medanta Hospital Gurgaon. pic.twitter.com/BBp5k6JY9X

Wangchuk had joined the agitation on June 28 and remained on an indefinite fast for 26 days. He was forcibly shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on July 18, where he said he felt like he was being kept in detention.

(With inputs from PTI)

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